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Joint load is applied along the axis of the humerus with one hand while the other hand performs humeral rotation while the shoulder is being elevated in the scapular plane. The test can be repeated in supine. A positive test is indicated during the maneuver (usually during external rotation) if there is reproduction of symptoms (usually pain ...
The Crank Test is an orthopedic test to assess for SLAP lesions (superior labral tear from anterior to posterior) & proximal biceps tendinopathy. Gismervik et al. in the year 2017 performed a meta-analysis of shoulder tests for SLAP lesions and found that the Crank test had a sensitivity of 46% and a specificity of 72%.
30 cze 2023 · A SLAP lesion (Superior Labrum from Anterior to Posterior tear) generally occurs as result of overuse injury to the shoulder in overhead athletes or traumatic falls in older patients and can result in deep shoulder pain and biceps tendonitis.
6 sie 2021 · test is positive when pain is present technique performed by having the patient seated, arm at 90° abduction, followed by flexing the shoulder to 45 forward flexion while simultaneously applying axial load on the elbow & posterior-inferior force on the upper humerus.
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The Crank Test is considered positive if the patient’s pain is reproduced. The test may also produce an audible or palpable clicking in the glenohumeral joint. This clicking should be repeatable.
The examiner should notice if the patient experiences relief of apprehension or just relief of pain in order to consider it positive. Several variations of this test have been described. In the “augmentation test” , the “crank test” and the “fulcrum test” an anterior force is applied in the position of maximum apprehension.
